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(El Tea Gray--re: Chris Brooks "opens" the prediction process for Millsaps at Trinity on Nov. 1st)


Chris, Ron, Wes and Tex,

Chris predicts Millsaps by a couple of touchdowns (guess that means 12-14 points). I would never again "open" this process myself (I did last year), but since it is now open here goes: Trinity by 17. Yes, the same 17 point spread for the Tigers that I predicted last year. I did miss by 13 points in 2007, but what a miss!

Go "O", go "Black Flag"; both will be ready.

OK, you four, fire at-will.


                                                                     

[D3_DPUFan]

I've definitely seen Depauw play better games, but what I think we were seeing was a Millsaps defense with a lot of depth maturing as it moves into the second half of the season.

I agree with Wes; this is a GOOD football team.

Milsaps is a VERY good football team. I felt going in to yesterday's game, the Tigers would have to play a flawless or near-flawless game to win. Depauw certainly didn't play their best football and they are fighting some injuries...but I don't know that they would have won playing a perfect game. That's no slight on DePauw...I just think Millsaps is very, very good. The Tigers' problems yesterday  were due to a quick, athletic and talented Majors team.  The offense, led by Juan Joseph, is incredible and defensively the Majors used some good schemes and quickness to cause some real chaos.

I appreciate Millsaps fans wanting to downplay expectations....but you all have one fine football team on your hands.

As for the Tigers....the margin puts an exclamation point on the defeat...but they will be just fine...I expect yesterday to provide some lessons and motivation for will be a great season.

[Ralph Turner]

Okay!  Time to engage the anti-Millsaps psy-ops!   

Millsaps is the best team in the country! 

Joseph is a shoo-in for All-American!   

[frank_ezelle]

I'd like to point out that there aren't any Millsaps fans assuming a 10-0 season and asking questions about who we'll be playing in the 1st round of the playoffs.  After last year, I'm sure the coaches and the players are not thinking that winning out the rest of the way is just a formality.

In case anyone is thinking that a Millsaps win is automatic, they might want to think back to the 2000 football season.  That was the year Trinty beat Wesley College and Bridgewater in the NCAA Tournament before losing to Hardin-Simmons 33-30.  That was also the year that Trinity came to Jackson to face a Millsaps team that was 4-5 overall and only 1-4 in the SCAC.  Millsaps won that game 35-28. 

It is safe to say that the 2008 Trinity team is far better than the 2000 Millsaps team, and the Trinity team that won two playoff games in 2000 must have been pretty darn good.  If Millsaps could win at home against Trinity in 2000, then there's no doubt that Trinity can win at home against Millsaps in 2008.  I'll agree with everyone who is saying that Millsaps is a very good football team, but they still have some work to do and some hurdles to clear if they want to get to 10-0 and host a playoff game.

[Ralph Turner]

Man, Frank, as good as this Millsaps team is, the only hope that we fans in this part of the country have is to get Millsaps over-confident.  When you guys start getting serious, and we don't hear any trash-talking, then we know that your serious about this stuff.

We can't have that!

Now c'mon!  We all know that the Majors are secretly hoping to get revenge in Stevens.  McMurry couldn't break that streak!  Can the Majors?        

[LA Major]

Yes

[Ralph Turner]

Yes

C'mon!  Give us more than a "yes"! 

That is too understated! 

How about some chanting!

BREAK THE STREAK!
BREAK THE STREAK!
BREAK THE STREAK!

[Tex]

To hear some talk, the rest of the SCAC should just quit playing and hand the crown to Millsaps. 

I have never seen Milsaps play, but I've seen the scores and read some of the stories.  I betting (based on the game last year) that the teams are pretty evenly matched in general. 

So, with that said, I give the nod to TU, based solely on the home field advantage.  I travel extensively for a living. No one at my house seems to understand when I come home from a quick trip and complain about being tired.  Traveling just sucks the energy out of me quite often.  Granted I'm an old guy at 47, not 18-22.  But, I think maybe most of you have likely experienced travel fatigue. 

It really didn't hit me until I traveled with TU to CC and BSC.  Such a large conference geographically is a real challenge.   I won't try to predict the score, sorry El Tea!

[Ron Boerger]

I looked at the scores of the first three SCAC games Millsaps has played, and the last three games Trinity played (two SCAC, one not).  Millsaps has increased their margin of victory iover last year by 10 points per game; Trinity, one.  The HFA in EM Stevens is about ... ten points.  So it should be a very good game when the time comes.

[MajorDad]

(El Tea Gray--re: Chris Brooks "opens" the prediction process for Millsaps at Trinity on Nov. 1st)


Chris, Ron, Wes and Tex,

Chris predicts Millsaps by a couple of touchdowns (guess that means 12-14 points). I would never again "open" this process myself (I did last year), but since it is now open here goes: Trinity by 17. Yes, the same 17 point spread for the Tigers that I predicted last year. I did miss by 13 points in 2007, but what a miss!

Go "O", go "Black Flag"; both will be ready.

OK, you four, fire at-will.


                                                                     

While not a regular on this board, I find it hard to believe Trinity even scoring 17 points on this Millsaps defense much less winning by 17. After last year in Jackson, I expect Millsaps to be ready to put that fluke to bed....Period. Travel will have no effect on Millsaps as this trip is the mission of 2008. Expect "No Mercy" from the Majors from Jackson. Lets hope Trinity spent that $100K on gauze and bandages because they will need it........!

[frank_ezelle]

To add to what Tex and Ron have mentioned, I'll point out that the coaching staff has never taken a team to Trinity.  That doesn't sound like a big deal, but things never run quite as smooth on a first trip to a town and stadium.

The bigger deal is that Millsaps will be outnumber on the field because of the 52 player travel limit in the SCAC (just as Trinity was outnumbered last year).  You take 44 players for a 1st and 2nd string offense and defense, throw in a punter and a kicker, and you only have 6 players left over on the bench.  Do you take less linemen so you can add more receivers?  Do you dress a guy with a nagging injury or do you dress a guy who might not be quite as good but he is 100% healthy?  I remember times when Millsaps didn't have 52 players, but this is a rule that does weaken the current Millsaps team during conference road games since they have more than 52 quality players.

I think it is important to remember that Millsaps and Trinity both need to plan on being 9-1 at the worst so they need to focus on other things at the moment.  Millsaps has the game to Centre, one of those games that could be like Trinity going to Rhodes last year if Millsaps decides to just mail in the effort.  Trinity hosts Rhodes and DePauw over the next two weekends, teams that have played well outside of the Millsaps games.  I expect Trinity to win those games but stranger things have happened, especially when a team is thinking about a game coming up instead of the game at hand.  There's still some football to be played in October.

(and I see that while I was typing this, Ralph got his wish of some trash talking from the Millsaps side--I'm sure it will become a lively debate over the next 4 weeks.)

[Ralph Turner]

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(and I see that while I was typing this, Ralph got his wish of some trash talking from the Millsaps side--I'm sure it will become a lively debate over the next 4 weeks.)

Just gonna have fun with this one!

[MajorDad]

All in good fun. I actually learned to trash talk on Car forums....FWIW

[MajorDad]

All in good fun. I actually learned to trash talk on Car forums....FWIW

So I may not last long in a heated football debate.

[RooBro]

I looked at the scores of the first three SCAC games Millsaps has played, and the last three games Trinity played (two SCAC, one not).  Millsaps has increased their margin of victory iover last year by 10 points per game; Trinity, one.  The HFA in EM Stevens is about ... ten points.  So it should be a very good game when the time comes.

A wise man once told me " It only takes one point to win."